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Just about everyone with a computer has gotten the emails. The names and scenarios may change, but the request is always the same.

Tuesday is the first opportunity for the public to have its say on the proposed budget. Currently the budget contains a 1.6 per cent tax increase and a 14 per cent hike in water rates. So far, only three public deputations have been scheduled.

The case involving the death of a chihuahua-mix dog at a city park has been set for pretrial next month.

The province’s energy strategy needs serious work, says the head of the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund.

After a seven-year wait, Thunder Bay Firefighters are satisfied with the arbitration awarded that effectively places their salaries on par with city police, says the union’s president.

While it won’t happen overnight, the city hopes a new study on Thunder Bay’s substance issues will find solutions.

Andrea Horwath says the provincial government should do the right thing and remove the harmonized sales tax from residential heating bills.

Andre Robichaud has officially been the president and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for four months, and so far she says she has no regrets from making the move to Thunder Bay from New Brunswick.

A new report to be delivered to Thunder Bay’s city council says our region's energy system has major deficiencies. The Common Voice Northwest Energy Task Force will present its findings at Monday night’s council meeting. Coun.

It might surprise people to know that more than 21 per cent of the United States’ crude oil comes from Canada, said the president of the Oil Sands Developers Group.